Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

From そよそよ (soyosoyo, softly, gently) +‎ 吹く (fuku, to blow).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

そよ() (soyofukuintransitive godan (stem そよ() (soyofuki), past そよ()いた (soyofuita))

  1. to blow gently
    そよ()春風(はるかぜ)
    soyofuku harukaze
    gently blowing spring breeze

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN